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针线活儿

zhēn xiàn huó r

4-character word Traditional 針線活兒

What 针线活儿 means

1. needlework
2. working for a living as a needleworker

The characters in 针线活儿

• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 活huóto live; alive; living
• 儿érchild; son

Example sentences

• 我打电话过去时，玛莉已经做了一小时的针线活儿。
  Mary had been knitting for an hour when I called.